Where can one find `python-sqlite` package in RHEL 6?

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Issue

  • Need to install python-sqlite in RHEL 6.3
  • Where can one find python-sqlite package in RHEL 6?

Resolution

In RHEL6 sqlite support is included in python and is no longer provided in a separate package. The following line in python will bring in sqlite support:

import sqlite3

and this works with the default RHEL 6 python without need to install extra packages.

Root Cause

In RHEL6 sqlite support is included in python and is no longer provided in a separate package

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